Williams’ George Russell to race next to Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton contracted Covid-19; Jack Aitken to make his F1 debut at Williams; Russell has been highly-rated since F1 debut last year and is on Mercedes’ books. Jack Aitken, a 25-year-old British-Korean, will race in Russell’s place at Williams for his F1 debut. […]
The Mercedes driver returned three negative tests last week but began displaying mild symptoms on Monday, and was informed at the same time that a contact prior to his arrival last week in Bahrain had subsequently tested positive for Covid-19. Hamilton returned a positive result in a further test, confirmed in a later retest. Mercedes […]
Hamilton’s seventh title is already secured and with it he has equalled Michael Schumacher’s record. His pole in Bahrain was an object demonstration of why the Mercedes driver took the championship this season with three races to spare. “It has been such an incredible year anything from now is a bonus,” he said. “It’s close […]
Red Bull’s front wing became a talking point following the Turkish Grand Prix, when Max Verstappen revealed that a setting errors had scuppered his chances in the Formula 1 race. Having been so quick throughout practice and qualifying, it all went wrong on Sunday afternoon when Verstappen found himself unable to maintain that performance edge […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan insists Lewis Hamilton cannot be Britain’s best ever sportsman because the Formula One world champion is not on a “level playing field” with his competitors. The 35-year-old equalled F1 icon Michael Schumacher for the most titles in history at the weekend, with victory at the Turkish Grand Prix sealing Hamilton’s seventh success. O’Sullivan, […]
A joke made by Valtteri Bottas about the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a clarification from Mercedes on one of China’s largest social media platforms. Bottas made the comment following Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix. He finished the race 14th, a lap down, after sustaining first-lap damage which contributed to six spins over the course of the race. […]
